Amidst breaking news of ownership changing hands, New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior Tournament today in Shizuoka with Block B and one Block A match.
Today’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 777. JACKPOT! Go play the lottery today!
Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto beat Taisei Nakahara by submission.
Match 2: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita beat Masatora Yasuda, Toru Yano & Valiente Jr. Jackson pinned Yasuda after a senton.
Match 3: Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Nick Wayne beat Gedo, Daiki Nagai, Robbie X & Titan. Wayne pinned Gedo after Waynes World. Afterwards, TM 4 did his Shizuoka farewell.
Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Daisuke Sasaki by submission.
Match 5: Sho beat Hyo by submission.
Match 6: El desperado beat Jacob Austin Young.
Match 7: KUSHIDA beat Yoh.
Match 8: Robbie Eagles beat Taiji Ishimori by submission.
Main Event: Block A: Francesco Akira beat Jun Kasai.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Titan, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Wato, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Akira, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Kasai, 4-3, 8 pts
5-X, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Fujita, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Wayne, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Taguchi, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Valiente, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Nagai, 0-6, 0 pts (OUT)
Block B:
1-Desperado, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Sho, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Kanemaru, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Eagles, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Yoh, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Ishimori, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Sasaki, 3-3, 6 pts
8-KUSHIDA, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Young, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Hyo, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. Only Nagai is out of contention.
The next event is Friday at Tsubame Civic Gym in Niigata with 4 Block A matches and 1 Block B match. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.